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3. A. LENAU.

BRAGELET'CHAIN.

No. 335,313. PatentedJli l le 23, 1333.

WITNESSES. 33% ML YWL UNITE GUSTAVUS A. LENAU, OF PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, ASSIGNOR TO HIMSELF AND V. E. \VHITE & CO., OF SAME PLACE.

BRACELET-CHAIN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 385,313, dated June 26, 1888.

Application filed January 19, 1885. Serial No. 261,326.

links are made in rectangular form. Fig. 2 represents an edge view of the same. Fig. 3

represents a longitudinal section taken in the line so a." of,Fig. l. Fig. 4 represents a longitudinal section taken in theline NN of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 represents a plan and end view of one of the connecting-links. Fig. 6 represents a perspective view of the eup-formed link. Fig. 7 represents a plan view of the chain when formed of circular cup formed links. Fig. 8 represents an edge view of the same. Fig. 9

represents a longitudinal section taken in the line W W of Fig. 7. Fig. 10 represents aplan view of one of the conneetinglinks.

In the accompanying drawings, A A are links which are made in cup form, and preferabl y provided with an inwardly,- turned flange, a, and also having at their opposite ends the slotopenings l) I), which are adapted to receive the arms 0 0 of the intermediate connect ing-links, B B, the said links B being prefer (N0 model.)

of the said end of the link, as shown in Fig. 4.

The two opposite arms 0 c of the connectinglink are then inserted into the end slot, b, of another cup formed link A, and likewise spread outwardly, thus connecting the two adjoining eup-formed links A A to each other, and the continued interlocking ofthe said eupformed and connecting-links will serve to form the desired length of ornamental chain, which is especially adapted for making bracelets, but which may be used for various purposes.

I claim as my invention'* An ornamental chain composed of an alternating series of cup-formed links and barlinks, the cup-formed links being provided with the end openings and the intermediate bar-links provided with the oppositely-pro jecting arms, which enter the openings in the cup-formed links and are bent into holding engagement therewith, substantially as described.

GUSTAVUS A. LENAU.

Witnesses:

SOCRATES SOHOLFIELD, FRED L. FULLER. 

